Bonjour à tous!

Greetings all!

If you’re receiving this email, you know me well enough to know that there are times when one must ask me to stop talking so much.  I get it.  I’m a talker. It’s who I am.  You also know that of all the things I talk about, at the very top of that list is France.

And what’s not to love about France?  OK, other than their high taxes, bureaucracy gone amuck, smelly cheeses, crowded subways, and notoriously rude people (this last one is not generally true, by the way) France is a beautiful country with vibrant cities, pristine country landscapes, breathtaking architecture, unforgettable cuisine, and most importantly, incredible people in need of a relationship with God.

Église de la Brie (Church of Brie) in the far southeast suburbs of Paris has been operating for 10 years now with the mission to reach people with the good news of Jesus.  Their mission is effective.  While the both the country’s Catholic and Protestant churches have been shrinking to near the point of extinction, this church is reaching people, providing folks with the truth in a safe place for exploring their faith. 

For the second year in a row, I have the opportunity to head back over for a week to serve my friends—my family—in France.  Our group of five Atlantans is planning a retreat for the church staff and their families in a relaxing spot away from the stress of their day-to-day ministry.  The planning has already begun and there is still plenty to do.  Our team will be providing and preparing all the meals for the week as well as the activities that we will lead for the children.

 

 

Will you help us bless this church family with your support?  We could all use your prayers as we prepare and then depart for the trip April 20-29.  Your prayers are felt and we really appreciate them.

We also covet your support financially.  Covering costs of the retreat center and meals for French staff, along with our flight of course, is quite expensive.  Each team member commits to $3,300 for the week.  If you are willing to support our work financially and are able, we would be honored to receive your support in this manner as well.

This trip is being prepared in partnership with Impact France. Located in Atlanta, Impact France is a 501(c)(3) organization formed to serve French ministries through building a network of friends who pray for and financially support French ministries.

To contribute financially, please go to www.impactfrance.org/brieretreat.  From there you can make a donation in any amount that you’re comfortable with.  On the “Brie Retreat” page, enter your contribution amount and hit submit.  On that next page, please include my name in the Comments field.  Please also notify me via responding to this email of by text at 404-808-3895 if you make a donation so that we can keep our accounting in order and we can send you updates about the trip.

Thanks for your friendship throughout the year and throughout this journey.  I am excited to serve God in this way and am all the better prepared for it with your prayers.  Keep me up on your journeys as well!

Merci beaucoup.

Your friend and brother,

Eric

Legal notice: Contributions for the Brie Retreat are solicited with the understanding that Impact France has complete discretion and control over the use of donated funds.  Funds not used for this project will be used for other projects related to Eglise de la Brie or a similar project.  If I am unable to participate in this trip for any reason, all funds will remain with Impact France.